What Type of Camp Will Your Child Like? By Cheryl Maguire
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camp tomorrow?” By the end of the summer, I’m sure my mom wished there were had one choice for summer camp—the town camp. The town other options for me. Now there are so many choices it can be camp was a traditional all-day, six hour overwhelming to figure out what type of camp with a heavy emphasis on sports. camp would be a good fit for your child. I was more of a bookworm than an athHopefully, the following descriptions will lete so this type of camp was not a good help you to match your child with the cormatch for my personality. I remember rect camp so you hear your child tell you, coming home every day whinnying to my “Camp was so much fun today,” instead of mom, “It was so hot and all we did was what my poor mother dealt with daily. play (fill in a sport). Do I have to go to
hen I was younger, I only
Sports Specialty sports camps usually are one sport such as baseball or soccer that the child plays either for 3 or 6 hours. Depending on where you live there may even be an option for tennis, golf, surfing or sailing camp. This type of camp is typically owned by private organizations. Some towns may have town operated sports camps.
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IS THIS A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR CHILD? If your child loves a specific sport and would like to improve their skills, this would be a great option. It could even be a way for your child to try a sport such a surfing that they might not otherwise have exposure to it.
